Inspection device, inspection method, and computer readable medium storing program causing computer to perform inspection method

Abstract

An inspection device 1 includes an inspection table 2 on which an inspection target T which is a set of a plurality of solid drugs O is placed, a vibration unit 3 that vibrates the inspection table 2, an imaging unit 4 that acquires an image of the inspection target T, which is placed on the inspection table 2, in a first direction along the inspection table 2, and a control unit 5 that determines whether the solid drugs O in the inspection target T overlap each other, based on inspection target information including appearance information of each of the drugs forming the inspection target T and the image of the inspection target T in the first direction, and operates the vibration unit 3 in a case in which it is determined that the solid drugs O overlap each other.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT / JP2015 / 051503 filed on Jan. 21, 2015, and claims priority from Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-038727 filed on Feb. 28, 2014, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to an inspection device, an inspection method, and a computer readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform the inspection method.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]In some cases, each set of a plurality of articles is packaged into a packet and it is checked whether articles have been exactly inserted into each packet.[0006]For example, a dispensing operation which is performed in hospital facilities or pharmacies packages a plurality of drugs corresponding to a dose into one packet. In the packaging process, it is necessary to package the exact number of drug...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]In order to improve the accuracy of counting the number of drugs, the drug dispensing device disclosed in JP2011-104077A captures an image of drugs a plurality of times, counts the number of drugs from each of a plurality of obtained images, and determines a maximum value among the numbers of drugs as the count value of the drugs. As the number of imaging operations increases, the vibration time required for the inspection table increases. As a result, the probability of the overlap between drugs being removed increases and the accuracy of counting the number of drugs increases. However, since the time required to inspect each packet increases, inspection efficiency is reduced.

[0010]The invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems and an object of the invention is to provide an inspection device and an inspection method which can suitably and effectively arrange a plurality of articles on an inspection table and a program which causes a computer to perform the inspection method.

Problems solved by technology

In this case, a counting error is likely to occur.

As the number of imaging operations increases, the vibration time required for the inspection table increases.

However, since the time required to inspect each packet increases, inspection efficiency is reduced.

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